GOLF, WOMEN'S

New Zealand Ladies' Golf Union

Organised women's golf matches were first played in New
Zealand in 1893, when a match-play championship was
established. This championship, and a cup donated by the late
Mrs G. G. Stead, have been competed for each year, except
during the two wars. Until 1905 women's championship meetings
were held under the auspices of the men's association. In
1905 it was decided at a meeting in Napier that the Auckland,
Napier, Manawatu, Wanganui, Wairarapa, Hutt-Wellington,
Christchurch, Timaru, North Otago, and Otago clubs should
affiliate with the British Women's Golf Union. Further
autonomy came in 1910 when a meeting in Christchurch decided
to form a separate branch of the union in New Zealand. The
New Zealand union is still affiliated with the British union
and carries out its general policy. There are now 308 clubs
and about 19,000 members in the New Zealand union.

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How to cite this page: . 'New Zealand Ladies' Golf Union', from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966.Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 22-Apr-09URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/1966/golf-womens